Wiper for gauge rods



March 1934- J. E. ZIHLMAN 1,951,079

WIPER FOR GAUGE RODS Filed June 13, 1933 YEW V T I l3 [9 l9 INVENTOR 47.12. ,Zz%Znzan BY QM 4015M.

ATTORNEY Patented Mar; 13, 1934 WIPER FOR GAUGE RODS Joseph E. Zihlman, Wichita Falls, Tex. Application June 13, 1233, Serial No. 675,615

2 Claims.

My invention relates generally to a wiper for gauge rods, such as automobile crankcase oil gauge rods, and an important object of my invention is to provide an efiicient and compact device of this character which is adapted for carrying in the pocket, and to which the gauge rod may be readily applied and removed, and which will not permit the escape of oil or the like into the pocket.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from a reading of the following description in connection with the drawing, wherein for purposes of illustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention.

In the drawing:-

' Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the embodiment.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing a portion broken away, and showing the device closed.

" Figure 3 is an end view taken from the right of Figure -2 showing the latch in open position.

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken through Figure 2 approximately on the line 4-4 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the embodiment showing the same in open position and with a gauge rod applied thereto.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the embodiment is composed of upper elongated pan form 15 in which is mounted an absorbent pad 13 adequately secured therein in any suitable manner. At the outer end of the section 15 is provided an elongated notch, and straddling this is the latch g5 whose legs are secured to the sides of the section by means of rivets 11, the latch comprising the handle portion 10 and the hook portion 12. A hinged connection 16 connects the section 15 with a similar lower section 14 in the manner shown. A

L0 J-shaped spring 18 has one end secured to the inside of the hinged end of the section 15 by a rivet or the like 17 so that the spring 18 acts against the floor of the companion section 14 so as to urge the sections apart, as soon as the latch has been 5 released from the section 14. Pressure upon the portion 10 of the latch will swing the latch so as to disengage its hook portion 12 from the section 14, the parts then assuming the position shown in Figures 1 and 5. Like the section 15 0 the section 14 is packed with absorbent material 13 and is provided at its outer end with a notch or opening 20 which when the sections are in the closed position define a gauge rod receiving slot whose arrangement and form is shown clearly 5 in Figure 3. It will be observed that when the latch is in the closed position it is close to and substantially closes the slot 20 so as to prevent the escape of oil from the sections through the slot 20.

It will. be observed that the side edges of the section 14 are provided with lips 19 which overlie the juncture between the meeting edges of the sections and snugly fit the outside of the walls of the section 15, whereby to prevent the escape of oil or the like through and between the side edges of the sections.

It will be observed that the means provided for preventing the escape of oil from the interior of the sections enables the convenient carrying of the embodiment in the pocket without soiling the pocket, and that the device may be readily handled without soiling the hands with oil. As soon as the latch has been released the sections spring apart into relationship enabling the gauge rod 21 to be inserted between the sections shown in Figure 5, whereupon the sections are pressed together with the hands and the rod withdrawn and thereby being cleaned of oil. The latch may then be re-engaged and the embodiment placed again in the pocket.

Although I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire to limit the application of the invention thereto, and any change or changes may be made in material 35 and structure and arrangement of parts, within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the subjoined claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A wiper for a gauge rod comprising a pair of hingedly connected pan sections, absorbent pads in said pan sections and projecting slightly beyond the edges thereof, said pads being in contacting relation when said sections are closed, the edges of adjacent walls of said pan sections being provided with cooperating registering notches defining an opening through which a gauge rod may be withdrawn while the pan sections are in closed position, and a latch carried by one of said pan sections adjacent the notch therein and engageable with the other section for holding said section in closed position when the device is not in use, said latch in its operative position extending over and closing the opening defined by said cooperating notches.

2. A wiper for a gauge rod comprising a pair of hingedly connected pan sections, absorbent pads in said pan sections and projecting slightly beyond the edges thereof, said pads being in contacting relation when said pan sections are closed, 110

the device is not in use, said latch in its operative position extending over and closing the opening defined by said cooperating notches, and lips carried by the side walls of one of said sections and overlying the side walls of the other section when the sections are in closed position.

JOSEPH E. ZIHIMAN. 

